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Hamas First Without a Mandate: Mapping the Shift in Palestinian Opinion

Jan 8, 2026

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by

Mohamed Elgohari

in Security, Militant Groups propaganda, Regional Dynamics

Using two years of PSR polling, this piece charts the shift from rally to re-pluralization—Hamas first without a mandate—and shows how a felt cease-fire and Palestinian-led reconstruction can widen support for negotiated politics.